This woman's illness led her to eat nothing but KFC for 3 years straight

After three years of eating nothing but KFC, this 21-year-old
decided it was time to get help.

From a young age, Georgie Scotney
has suffered from Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
(ARFID),
according to Metro. While Metro reports the illness as
Restrictive Eating Disorder, America's
foremost psychiatric manual has since renamed
the illness in an attempt to more accurately describe
it.

People with
ARFID may appear disinterested in food, or they might
avoid certain foods based on their texture or
appearance. Most importantly, though, people with ARFID have a
"persistent failure to meet appropriate nutritional and/or energy
needs,"
according to the manual, known as the DSM-V.

Growing up, Scotney would
reportedly only eat fried chicken and fries. As time went on, she
became more specific in what she would eat, and for the last
three years she's only eaten toast and some specific items
from KFC's menu.

Nearly every day, Scotley says
she would order KFC boneless chicken strips or popcorn
chicken and fries for lunch. She’d skip dinner, and occasionally
eat some toast for breakfast.

Scotney decided it was time to
seek professional help when planning a trip with her boyfriend,
and realizing she may not be able to find any KFC locations while
traveling. A hypnotherapy session reportedly resulted in what
Scotney calls an "instant" change.

Despite ongoing misconceptions
and some mixed results, hypnotherapy has become a tool in
treating a wide range of ailments, from cancer
to irritable
bowel syndrome. The practice been utilized as a
treatment for some eating disorders, though it is widely
seen as best used as part of a multi-pronged treatment
plan instead of as a sole tactic.

However, Scotney says
she's pleased with the results of her single
hypnotherapy session thus far.

"Never in my life had I eaten any
fruit or veg and I’ve even managed to try a roast dinner now,"
she told Metro. "I can’t believe that I missed out on so
much."